Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1,582 number in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
1,582 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
136th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,690 number
in 1972
All-time low
1,582 number
in 2009
Years of data
39
1971–2009

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971–2009

01.0k2.0k3.0k1971199020091971: 2.7k number1972: 2.7k number1973: 2.6k number1974: 2.5k number1975: 2.5k number1976: 2.4k number1977: 2.4k number1978: 2.3k number1979: 2.3k number1980: 2.5k number1981: 2.4k number1982: 2.3k number1983: 2.1k number1984: 2.1k number1985: 2.3k number1986: 2.3k number1987: 2.3k number1988: 2.3k number1989: 2.3k number1990: 2.2k number1991: 2.2k number1992: 2.1k number1993: 2.2k number1994: 1.9k number1995: 1.9k number1996: 1.9k number1997: 1.9k number1998: 1.9k number1999: 1.9k number2000: 2.0k number2001: 2.0k number2002: 1.7k number2003: 1.9k number2004: 2.1k number2005: 2.2k number2006: 2.0k number2007: 1.9k number2008: 1.6k number2009: 1.6k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago is 1,582 number, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2,690 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,582 number, in 2009.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago, 1971 to 2009.
Year number Change
1971 2,675 number —
1972 2,690 number +0.6%
1973 2,619 number -2.6%
1974 2,539 number -3.1%
1975 2,452 number -3.4%
1976 2,449 number -0.1%
1977 2,372 number -3.1%
1978 2,306 number -2.8%
1979 2,281 number -1.1%
1980 2,513 number +10.2%
1981 2,379 number -5.3%
1982 2,348 number -1.3%
1983 2,062 number -12.2%
1984 2,055 number -0.3%
1985 2,267 number +10.3%
1986 2,270 number +0.1%
1987 2,292 number +1.0%
1988 2,277 number -0.7%
1989 2,257 number -0.9%
1990 2,236 number -0.9%
1991 2,216 number -0.9%
1992 2,138 number -3.5%
1993 2,164 number +1.2%
1994 1,903 number -12.1%
1995 1,906 number +0.2%
1996 1,909 number +0.2%
1997 1,913 number +0.2%
1998 1,929 number +0.8%
1999 1,945 number +0.8%
2000 1,967 number +1.1%
2001 2,009 number +2.1%
2002 1,701 number -15.3%
2003 1,896 number +11.5%
2004 2,112 number +11.4%
2005 2,162 number +2.4%
2006 2,034 number -5.9%
2007 1,905 number -6.3%
2008 1,632 number -14.3%
2009 1,582 number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,487 number 2,281 number 2,690 number 9
1980s 2,272 number 2,055 number 2,513 number 10
1990s 2,026 number 1,903 number 2,236 number 10
2000s 1,900 number 1,582 number 2,162 number 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 133 Bhutan 1,730 number compare
  2. 134 Ukraine 1,646 number compare
  3. 135 Djibouti 1,603 number compare
  4. 137 Fiji 1,487 number compare
  5. 138 Albania 1,434 number compare
  6. 139 Slovakia 1,413 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,582 number in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 2,690 number in 1972.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 1,582 number in 2009.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2009.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.